The country of Morocco. The country of Morocco is shares its space with the countries of Gibraltar,Portugal and Algeria.
What's happening today?
Inside Morocco’s Government
Morocco is a country with a constitution, but it is still a monarchy. It contains a parliament, but in the constitution states that the king, King Muhammad VI, has all the power over the other government branches.” The king may dismiss ministers, dissolve the parliament, call for new elections, and rule by decree. In the bicameral legislature, the lower house may dissolve the government through a vote of no confidence.” Although the citizens have control of the security forces and police within the area, the King still upholds most of the country’s main power. the country has thirty five different political parties and still contains a lower parliament, that sometimes has rigged votes.Morocco has had six different constitutions since 1962. they all have different types of rules and have all been edited to fit the needs of the citizens rights. but know that the citizens have become more enraged about their limit on rights, the goverment seems to want the problem with making yet another
constitution.But in the new constitution in 2011 only goes towards a new type of democracy that benefits the wealthier branch of Morocco.
"Prime Min Abdelilah Benkirane of Morocco tells Parliament that women would be better off at home than in the workplace, setting off alarm in a country that has seen slow but steady gains in women’s rights. Moroccan ruler King Mohammed VI has not lived up to his promises of complete overhaul of past undemocratic practices, more freedom and respect for human rights Morocco Journal; women in Morocco say gender equality remains far off in their country."
The country's gender equality is far behind where The United State's is. Women are forced to work back-breaking conditions for extremely low pay. The king does not believe that women belong in the work place, which is a considerably outdated mindset. Also,the government is corrupt in every branch and unreliable. The king does not follow his own rules.
Morocco's constitution gaurantees freedom of the press. However, the law is vague and a lot of it is up for interpretation. The law stops the press from slandering the monarchy. It also stops the press from covering topics such as the royal family or Western Sahara. Journalists are sometimes arrested on criminal charges. The heads of all public radio and television stations are government appointed. The government blocks certain websites and online tools such as Google Earth and news sites.
no press freedom
The official name of Morocco is the ‘Kingdom of Morocco’. It spreads over an area of approximately 710,850 sq. km. The official language of Morocco is Arabic. However, Berber (another dialect) and French are also spoken widely.
Morocco's national flag.
The Moroccan government promised a campaign to improve press freedom in 2012 as part of its post–Arab Spring political reform agenda. These pledges were not fulfilled in practice, however, as unofficial but clear restrictions remained in place during the year, discouraging coverage of politically and socially sensitive subjects.
Self-censorship is widespread, and journalists tend to stay within unofficial red lines to avoid heavy fines, prison sentences, or extralegal intimidation and physical violence in retribution for their stories.
King Mohamed VI and his government wield considerable control over the editorial content of domestic broadcast media.
Writing in Morocco is often baised towards one veiw. The entire story is almost never shown, but the country is almost always painted in a light that isn't flattering.
Writing in the New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristof presents a single-minded view of Morocco's protests and reform movement. He favors the 'fight the power' narrative, exclusively quoting street protesters and liberal political activists critical of the monarchy and desiring a change to full democracy. He portrays the monarchy as "grudgingly" moderate, citing contradictions between prior reforms and the current lack of political freedoms to illustrate the government's equivocal commitment to democratization. In the end, Kristof places Morocco at a crossroads, between real reform and a violent crackdown, a la Bahrain and Yemen, and stating that there is a "whisper of hope" that King Muhammad will do "the right thing."
On the other side of the spectrum are the journalists who have joined many Western governments in praising Morocco for its peaceful and 'real' response to the protest movements.
Abdelkhalek Torres was a Moroccan Journalist. He was also a nationalist leader based in Tetouan, Morocco while the Spanish Protectorate of the Morocco era was happening. His play, Intissar, was one of the first Moroccan plays to be published.
Ahmed Benchemsi
Ahmed Benchemsi is a Moroccan journalist. He founded TelQuel magazine, and was also the publisher and editor.
Driss Ksikes.
Driss Ksikes was a Moroccan Journalist and a former editor-in-chief. He edited TelQuel magazine until 2006, when he left to be director of publication
and editor-in-chief of the Arabophone and Darijophone Nichane magazine.
Ali Lmrabet
Ali Lmrabet is a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights and also Moroccan journalist. He came from a small village and was schooled at the International Israelite Alliance.
Omar Radi
One of the brave journalist heroes of Morocco is Omar Radi. He has been featured on the front pages multiple times in this country." Radi told the minister he lived with his girlfriend without being married and did not see why that should bother anyone. In response, Ramid warned him not to say anything more because he might reveal he was breaking the law that forbids sex outside marriage and wind up in prison.” Even though the topic that the minister had warned Omar about was dumb, this just shows the strict rules and harsh unequal punishments that are held in Morocco.
Omar is twenty six and has wrote and published some articles upon the subjects that he thinks of ” taboo”. Some say that he is preparing for a new revolution that will occur against the government, and some say that he is completely foolish to go against the government head on. Radi is a member of the Moroccan protest movement as well.
These human rights have shown that the Morocco's government is cruel against its people. they show harsh punishments to keep the other citizens in line.This help to back up the reason why many people in Morocco are standing up against the government. Many people like Omar, have shown their ideas through writings and through the protests that have accuered around the counrty.
A news paper regarding the topic of the government pushing the freedom of the people to the edge.
Police face protesters pushing for democratic reforms during a rally organised by the country's so-called ''February 20'' street movement in Morocco's main economic hub Casablanca July 3, 2011. This is the same protest that Omar went to.
” The king may dismiss ministers, dissolve the parliament, call for new elections, and rule by decree. In the bicameral legislature, the lower house may dissolve the government through a vote of no confidence.”
" Radi told the minister he lived with his girlfriend without being married and did not see why that should bother anyone. In response, Ramid warned him not to say anything more because he might reveal he was breaking the law that forbids sex outside marriage and wind up in prison.”
What's happening today?
Inside Morocco’s Government
Morocco is a country with a constitution, but it is still a monarchy. It contains a parliament, but in the constitution states that the king, King Muhammad VI, has all the power over the other government branches.” The king may dismiss ministers, dissolve the parliament, call for new elections, and rule by decree. In the bicameral legislature, the lower house may dissolve the government through a vote of no confidence.” Although the citizens have control of the security forces and police within the area, the King still upholds most of the country’s main power. the country has thirty five different political parties and still contains a lower parliament, that sometimes has rigged votes.Morocco has had six different constitutions since 1962. they all have different types of rules and have all been edited to fit the needs of the citizens rights. but know that the citizens have become more enraged about their limit on rights, the goverment seems to want the problem with making yet another
constitution.But in the new constitution in 2011 only goes towards a new type of democracy that benefits the wealthier branch of Morocco.
"Prime Min Abdelilah Benkirane of Morocco tells Parliament that women would be better off at home than in the workplace, setting off alarm in a country that has seen slow but steady gains in women’s rights.
Moroccan ruler King Mohammed VI has not lived up to his promises of complete overhaul of past undemocratic practices, more freedom and respect for human rights
Morocco Journal; women in Morocco say gender equality remains far off in their country."
The country's gender equality is far behind where The United State's is. Women are forced to work back-breaking conditions for extremely low pay. The king does not believe that women belong in the work place, which is a considerably outdated mindset. Also,the government is corrupt in every branch and unreliable. The king does not follow his own rules.
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/morocco/index.html.
Morocco's constitution gaurantees freedom of the press. However, the law is vague and a lot of it is up for interpretation. The law stops the press from slandering the monarchy. It also stops the press from covering topics such as the royal family or Western Sahara. Journalists are sometimes arrested on criminal charges. The heads of all public radio and television stations are government appointed. The government blocks certain websites and online tools such as Google Earth and news sites.
The official name of Morocco is the ‘Kingdom of Morocco’. It spreads over an area of approximately 710,850 sq. km. The official language of Morocco is Arabic. However, Berber (another dialect) and French are also spoken widely.
The Moroccan government promised a campaign to improve press freedom in 2012 as part of its post–Arab Spring political reform agenda. These pledges were not fulfilled in practice, however, as unofficial but clear restrictions remained in place during the year, discouraging coverage of politically and socially sensitive subjects.
Self-censorship is widespread, and journalists tend to stay within unofficial red lines to avoid heavy fines, prison sentences, or extralegal intimidation and physical violence in retribution for their stories.
King Mohamed VI and his government wield considerable control over the editorial content of domestic broadcast media.
http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2013/morocco.
Writing in Morocco is often baised towards one veiw. The entire story is almost never shown, but the country is almost always painted in a light that isn't flattering.
Writing in the New York Times, columnist Nicholas Kristof presents a single-minded view of Morocco's protests and reform movement. He favors the 'fight the power' narrative, exclusively quoting street protesters and liberal political activists critical of the monarchy and desiring a change to full democracy. He portrays the monarchy as "grudgingly" moderate, citing contradictions between prior reforms and the current lack of political freedoms to illustrate the government's equivocal commitment to democratization. In the end, Kristof places Morocco at a crossroads, between real reform and a violent crackdown, a la Bahrain and Yemen, and stating that there is a "whisper of hope" that King Muhammad will do "the right thing."
On the other side of the spectrum are the journalists who have joined many Western governments in praising Morocco for its peaceful and 'real' response to the protest movements.
http://www.moroccoboard.com/viewpoint-5/367-matt-schumann/5365-which-morocco-does-us-news-media-see.
The Heroes of Morocco
Abdelkhalek Torres
Abdelkhalek Torres was a Moroccan Journalist. He was also a nationalist leader based in Tetouan, Morocco while the Spanish Protectorate of the Morocco era was happening. His play, Intissar, was one of the first Moroccan plays to be published.Ahmed Benchemsi
Ahmed Benchemsi is a Moroccan journalist. He founded TelQuel magazine, and was also the publisher and editor.
Driss Ksikes.
Driss Ksikes was a Moroccan Journalist and a former editor-in-chief. He edited TelQuel magazine until 2006, when he left to be director of publication
and editor-in-chief of the Arabophone and Darijophone Nichane magazine.
Ali Lmrabet
Ali Lmrabet is a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights and also Moroccan journalist. He came from a small village and was schooled at the International Israelite Alliance.
Omar Radi
One of the brave journalist heroes of Morocco is Omar Radi. He has been featured on the front pages multiple times in this country." Radi told the minister he lived with his girlfriend without being married and did not see why that should bother anyone. In response, Ramid warned him not to say anything more because he might reveal he was breaking the law that forbids sex outside marriage and wind up in prison.” Even though the topic that the minister had warned Omar about was dumb, this just shows the strict rules and harsh unequal punishments that are held in Morocco.
Omar is twenty six and has wrote and published some articles upon the subjects that he thinks of ” taboo”. Some say that he is preparing for a new revolution that will occur against the government, and some say that he is completely foolish to go against the government head on. Radi is a member of the Moroccan protest movement as well.
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/moroccan-journalist-wears-his-heart-his-sleeve
http://www.ranker.com/list/famous-journalists-from-morocco/reference.
In Morocco there are political groups pushing for the equality for normal citizen’s. Some problems that are being faced in Morocco today are the police and militia force. These groups abuse their power and excessive force towards a peaceful protest. They have been reported in cases of hundreds injured, or torture against those caught and confined. Another problem that Morocco is facing is the jailing problem. The jail cells have been over crowded at times fitting more than the limit of four inmates. Sometimes the inmate(inmates) are hurt during a transfer to anther facility. In some cases a person is denied a hearing and sent directly to jail. "Prisoners may choose either to continue their education and receive high school or university diplomas or to learn a trade. According to media reports, 30,000 inmates participated in prison education programs since 2001."
These laws Concern the rights of an average citizen in Morocco.RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTSRespect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of LifeThere were no reports that the government or its agents committed any politically motivated killings.On March 11, Abdelfattah Raydi detonated a bomb inside an Internet cafe, killing himself and injuring four others. Raydi reportedly argued with the son of the cafe's owner, who prevented him from accessing Jihadist Web sites.On April 10, police officers raided the home of suspected Islamist militants. Three of the suspects died when they detonated explosive belts and one was shot and killed by the police."On July 7, Dada Ould Hamma Ould Nafaa, a Sahrawi prisoner in Agadir, died reportedly due to poor or inadequate medical care. The government produced documents showing that he had received regular medical examinations and that his allegations of abuse had been investigated by a doctor. Human rights activists continued to dispute that claim.On July 3, 50 to 70 Africans attempted to cross illegally into Melilla. According to press reports, three migrants died, and eight were seriously injured. The government confirmed the deaths of only two migrants; the cause of the third migrant's death remained unknown at year's end.In 2005 government border guards shot and killed four African migrants trying to enter illegally the Spanish enclave of Melilla. According to a government report, two other migrants later died from multiple wounds. The victims were part of a large wave of individuals who attempted to breach or climb the border fence. The government stated that a total of 11 migrants died in the incident. The government repatriated the remains of the illegal migrants killed in the incident.Although a court of appeal in Nador upheld the legality of the shootings, the government changed procedures after the incident to allow for alternatives to deadly force in the event of a similar incident. Border guards have been redeployed to intercept and divert migrants before they reach the enclave's choke points."
These human rights have shown that the Morocco's government is cruel against its people. they show harsh punishments to keep the other citizens in line.This help to back up the reason why many people in Morocco are standing up against the government. Many people like Omar, have shown their ideas through writings and through the protests that have accuered around the counrty.
Work cited page:
1.SomaliPress.com Monday 4th August 2008
” The king may dismiss ministers, dissolve the parliament, call for new elections, and rule by decree. In the bicameral legislature, the lower house may dissolve the government through a vote of no confidence.”2.
Prisoners may choose either to continue their education and receive high school or university diplomas or to learn a trade. According to media reports, 30,000 inmates participated in prison education programs since 2001."
3.Ellen van de Bovenkamp
" Radi told the minister he lived with his girlfriend without being married and did not see why that should bother anyone. In response, Ramid warned him not to say anything more because he might reveal he was breaking the law that forbids sex outside marriage and wind up in prison.”4.Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
These laws Concern the rights of an average citizen in Morocco.RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTSRespect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From:Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of LifeThere were no reports that the government or its agents committed any politically motivated killings.On March 11, Abdelfattah Raydi detonated a bomb inside an Internet cafe, killing himself and injuring four others. Raydi reportedly argued with the son of the cafe's owner, who prevented him from accessing Jihadist Web sites.On April 10, police officers raided the home of suspected Islamist militants. Three of the suspects died when they detonated explosive belts and one was shot and killed by the police."On July 7, Dada Ould Hamma Ould Nafaa, a Sahrawi prisoner in Agadir, died reportedly due to poor or inadequate medical care. The government produced documents showing that he had received regular medical examinations and that his allegations of abuse had been investigated by a doctor. Human rights activists continued to dispute that claim.On July 3, 50 to 70 Africans attempted to cross illegally into Melilla. According to press reports, three migrants died, and eight were seriously injured. The government confirmed the deaths of only two migrants; the cause of the third migrant's death remained unknown at year's end.In 2005 government border guards shot and killed four African migrants trying to enter illegally the Spanish enclave of Melilla. According to a government report, two other migrants later died from multiple wounds. The victims were part of a large wave of individuals who attempted to breach or climb the border fence. The government stated that a total of 11 migrants died in the incident. The government repatriated the remains of the illegal migrants killed in the incident.Although a court of appeal in Nador upheld the legality of the shootings, the government changed procedures after the incident to allow for alternatives to deadly force in the event of a similar incident. Border guards have been redeployed to intercept and divert migrants before they reach the enclave's choke points."March 11, 2008 -http://www.freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2013/morocco